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disgrace of means�察�and when the world sees the work broken through there 

is   no   disgrace   of   discovery。    The   labour   of   Michelangelo's   chisel�察  �little 

more than begun�察�a Roman structure long exposed in disarray upon these 

the light of day looks full�察�and the Roman and the Florentine have their 

unrefuted praise。 



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                                  THE FOOT 



     Time   was   when   no   good   news   made   a   journey�察  �and   no   friend   came 

near�察�but a welcome was uttered�察�or at least thought�察�for the travelling feet 

of   the   wayfarer   or   the   herald。  The   feet�察  �the   feet   were   beautiful   on   the 

mountains�察�their toil was the price of all communication�察�and their reward 

the   first   service   and   refreshment。   They   were   blessed   and   bathed�察  �they 

suffered�察�but they were friends with the earth�察�dews in grass at morning�察�

shallow rivers at noon�察�gave them coolness。               They must have grown hard 

upon their mountain paths�察�yet never so hard but they needed and had the 

first pity and the readiest succour。           It was never easy for the feet of man 

to   travel   this   earth�察  �shod   or   unshod�察  �and   his   feet   are   delicate�察  �like   his 

colour。 

     If they suffered hardship once�察�they suffer privation now。                Yet the feet 

should have more of the acquaintance of earth�察�and know more of flowers�察�

freshness�察�cool brooks�察�wild thyme�察�and salt sand than does anything else 

about us。      It is their calling�察�and the hands might be glad to be stroked for 

a day by grass and struck by buttercups�察�as the feet are of those who go 

barefoot�察�and the nostrils might be flattered to be�察�like them�察�so long near 

moss。      The     face   has   only   now     and   then�察  �for   a  resting´while�察    �their 

privilege。 

     If   our   feet   are   now   so   severed   from   the   natural   ground�察  �they   have 

inevitably lost life and strength by the separation。               It is only the entirely 

unshod   that   have   lively  feet。     Watch   a   peasant   who   never   wears   shoes�察�

except for a few unkind hours once a week�察�and you may see the play of 

his talk in his mobile feet�察�they become as dramatic as his hands。                     Fresh 

as   the   air�察  �brown   with   the   light�察  �and   healthy   from   the   field�察  �not   used   to 

darkness�察�not grown in prison�察�the foot of the contadino is not abashed。                    It 

is the foot of high life that is prim�察�and never lifts a heel against its dull 

conditions�察�for it has forgotten liberty。          It is more active now than it lately 

was certainly the foot of woman is more active�察�but whether on the pedal 

or in the stirrup�察�or clad for a walk�察�or armed for a game�察�or decked for the 

waltz�察�it is in bonds。      It is�察�at any rate�察�inarticulate。 



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     It has no longer a distinct and divided life�察�or none that is visible and 

sensible。      Whereas       the  whole     living   body    has   naturally     such   infinite 

distinctness that the sense   of touch differs�察�as   it were�察 �with every  nerve�察�

and the fingers are so separate that it was believed of them of old that each 

one had its angel�察�yet the modern foot is�察�as much as possible�察�deprived of 

all   that   delicate   distinction�此   �undone�察  �unspecialized�察  �sent   back   to   lower 

forms   of   indiscriminate   life。      It   is   as   though   a   landscape   with   separate 

sweetness in every tree should be rudely painted with the blank blank�察�

not simplegeneralities of a vulgar hand。                Or as though one should take 

the pleasures of a day of happiness in a wholesale fashion�察�not ;turning the 

hours to moments�察─�which joy can do to the full as perfectly as pain。 

     The     foot�察  �with    its  articulations�察    �is  suppressed�察     �and    its  language 

confused。       When Lovelace likens the hand of Amarantha to a violin�察�and 

her glove to the case�察�he has at any rate a glove to deal with�察�not a boot。 

Yet   Amarantha's   foot   is   as   lovely   as   her   hand。      It�察  �too�察  �has   a   ;tender 

inward;�察�no wayfaring would ever make it look anything but delicate�察�its 

arch seems too slight to carry her through a night of dances�察�it does�察�in fact�察�

but balance her。        It is fit to cling to the ground�察�but rather for springing 

than for rest。 

     And�察    �doubtless�察    �for  man�察    �woman�察     �and   child   the   tender�察   �irregular�察�

sensitive�察�living foot�察�which does not even stand with all its little surface 

on the ground�察�and which makes no base to satisfy an architectural eye�察�is�察�

as   it   were�察  �the   unexpected   thing。    It   is   a   part   of   vital   design   and   has   a 

history�察�and man does not go erect but at a price of weariness and pain。 

How weak it is may be seen from a footprint�此                  �for nothing makes a more 

helpless and unsymmetrical sign than does a naked foot。 

     Tender�察  �too�察  �is   the   silence   of   human   feet。    You   have   but   to   pass   a 

season   amongst   the   barefooted   to   find   that   man�察  �who�察  �shod�察  �makes   so 

much ado�察�is naturally as silent as snow。                 Woman�察�who not only makes 

her   armed   heel   heard�察  �but   also   goes   rustling   like   a   shower�察  �is   naturally 

silent    as  snow。     The     vintager    is  not  heard    among      the  vines�察   �nor   the 

harvester     on   his   threshing´floor      of  stone。    There     is  a  kind   of   simple 

stealth in their coming and going�察�and they show sudden smiles and dark 

eyes in and out of the rows of harvest when you thought yourself alone。 



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The lack of   noise in their movement   sets free   the sound of their voices�察�

and their laughter floats。 

     But we shall not praise the ;simple�察�sweet; and ;earth´confiding feet; 

enough without thanks for the rule of verse and for the time of song。                         If 

Poetry was first divided by the march�察�and next varied by the dance�察�then 

to the rule of the foot are to be ascribed the thought�察�the instruction�察�and 

the dream that could not speak by prose。                 Out of that little physical law�察�

then�察�grew a spiritual law which is one of the greatest things we know�察�and 

from   the   test   of   the   foot   came   the   ultimate   test   of   the   thinker�此 �Is   it 

accepted of Song�拭─�

     The monastery�察�in like manner�察�holds its sons to little trivial rules of 

time and exactitude�察�not to be broken�察�laws that are made secure against 

the restlessness of the heart fretting for insignificant libertiestrivial laws 

to   restrain   from   a   trivial   freedom。    And   within   the   gate   of   these   laws 

which seem so small�察�lies the world of mystic virtue。                   They enclose�察�they 

imply�察�they lock�察�they answer for it。              Lesser virtues may flower in daily 

liberty   and   may   flourish   in   prose�察  �but   infinite   virtues   and   greatness   are 

compelled to the measure of poetry�察�and obey the constraint of an hourly 

convent bell。       It is no wonder that every poet worthy the name has had a 

passion   for   metre�察  �for   the   very  verse。    To   him  the  difficult   fetter   is   the 

condition of an interior range immeasurable。 



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